In the dark jagged forest.
A demon archer wearing an animal skin cloak quickly shuttled through the dense forest.
She was like an elf in the night. Even if she didn't hide it deliberately, the rich dark elements lingered on her body, allowing her to blend with the darkness.
This is the innate ability of dark elves.
The moment she fired the arrow, although she had killed a very strong human being, her instinct told her that it was in fatal danger.
He didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly retreated all the way.
After traveling through the forest for several kilometers, we were far enough away from the battlefield.
Only then did she stop under a big tree.
After observing the surroundings, no humans were catching up.
The dark elf breathed a sigh of relief.
The battle consumed too much magic power, and she needed to recover.
Dark elves are natural lurkers, and they have a very keen sense of crisis.
However, not long after she rested on the tree trunk, her eyes suddenly flashed.
I didn’t wait to find out where the sense of crisis came from.
Without warning, a sharp scalpel suddenly appeared on his neck.
The dark elf's reaction was also very quick. As soon as the blade cut through her skin, her entire body turned into a ball of dark elements and collapsed on the spot.
"Huh?"
There was a sound of suspicion in the void.
Only then did a translucent figure appear in the air.
Astonishingly, it was Ji Xun who was hiding in the darkness wearing [Relic Hidden One].
He also didn't expect that his inevitable sneak attack would fail.
The knife just now had clearly cut into the neck, but the demon teleported to the limit to avoid it.
At this time, Ji Xun saw clearly and was surprised: "A descendant of the dark elves in myths and legends."
A few dozen meters away, there was a demon shooter with pointed ears and dark blue skin.
[Hybrid Dark Elf Shooter]
Detailed explanation: A first-level C-level disaster; an outstanding demon archer with dark elf blood. It is the darling of darkness. The dark elf blood gives it excellent archery skills and the ability to sneak in the dark;
After the dark elf was discovered, he used his natural teleportation secret technique to escape.
Glancing at the twisted air behind her, she realized that this human had the same powerful stealth skills.
Archer is not a melee profession.
After she escaped, she didn't dare to fight at all, and ran away in the forest.
As she ran, dark elements quickly gathered around her body to hide herself.
To the naked eye, it looked like she was running and teleporting at the same time.
The figure flickered.
Even though there were many obstacles in the forest, they did not affect the speed of the elf archer at all.
It will disappear in a blink of an eye.
Instantaneous body and escape in one go.
This life-saving ability is worthy of a C-level disaster level demon.
And with such agility, it would be almost impossible for even a fully sensitive assassin to catch up with her in the forest.
But Ji Xun looked at the bit of blood left on the scalpel and sneered: "Want to run?"
Just now, I was chasing him based on the scent left on the arrows, but I was afraid that the dark elf would lose all the arrows and not be able to catch up.
Now injured, and being tracked by a werewolf with a keen sense of smell, it would be impossible to escape.
Since the sneak attack was unsuccessful, Ji Xun no longer needed to hide.
As soon as the blue light appeared in his eyes, his body quickly expanded.
His dark blue hair like steel needles grew rapidly, and with the sound of cracking bones, he turned into a werewolf more than two meters tall in the blink of an eye.
He sniffed the blood on the scalpel.
A red blood thread seemed to appear in Ji Xun's perception, leading it into the darkness of the forest.
Without hesitation, his legs kicked off the ground, and his whole body was ejected like a cannonball.
As he ran, his legs became four-legged, and his speed became faster and faster.
Not limited to the ground, even if the dark elf jumps to a tree dozens of meters high, the werewolf body can easily climb up. Even if it is a cliff, Ji Xun can easily jump over it.
It is impossible for the other party to escape from his tracking by using the right location.
If the demon archer is like a night elf, then Ji Xun is a bloodthirsty hunter in the darkness, pursuing him all the way.
"Feels great."
Ji Xun was still running at full speed after trying to transform into a werewolf.
Werewolf muscles have very powerful explosive capabilities, and their smooth body shape can minimize wind resistance.
It's like the surging energy in the body has a window to release.
The more I pursue,
The better the condition,
The body feels lighter.
The wind howled in my ears.
At this moment, Ji Xun suddenly felt that he was not running, but flying at low altitude, leaping tens of meters easily.
The dark elf in front thought he had escaped.
But not long after running, he saw a tall werewolf chasing after him at an overwhelming speed.
Looking back, I saw that the distance had been greatly shortened.
The dark elf looked horrified.
Seeing that the pursuit was getting closer and closer, she quickly took out the feather arrow from the leather holster behind her, drew her bow and shot at the black figure behind her.
However, she is really good at archery.
But werewolves are even more agile!
Ji Xun looked at her action of pulling the bow, and there was only a sneer in his shining blue eyes.
The forward movement of drawing the bow is too obvious, and the conventional arrow trajectory is almost a straight line or parabola in a plane.
Bows and arrows that have lost their concealment are easier to predict than firearms.
Ji Xun himself was an excellent archer, and he relaxed for a moment when he saw the dark elf's finger muscles pulling the bowstring.
He also flashed quickly.
The black arrow almost brushed his scalp.
The arrows were as fast as lightning.
Very deadly indeed.
This arrow is enough to kill most first-level spell card masters!
But when the demon archer shot the captain of the Black Wolf Regiment before, Ji Xun had a clear grasp of the parameters such as the rate of fire.
It looked thrilling, but in fact it was easily avoided.
The arrow flew close to his scalp, but he didn't want to waste more energy making too big a dodge.
The dark elf was distracted and shot an arrow while moving, and his speed slowed down a lot.
Ji Xun didn't give her a chance to shoot the second arrow.
It just happened that the distance was not far away, and I seized the opportunity to pour the accumulated spell power into my legs. The leg muscles swelled and exerted force, and he kicked off the ground. His speed suddenly increased several times, and the wolf's body turned into a series of afterimages and rushed forward.
[Savage Charge]!
Just as the dark elf was about to shoot the second arrow, he was bumped into by Ji Xun.
There was a "dong" sound, and the sound of bone cracking was faintly heard.
The werewolf's momentum continued unabated, and he knocked the dark elf into a big tree.
The hard tree trunk "clicked" deeply.
The dark elf shooter was not good at close combat, so he was even more dizzy after being hit by this collision, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The dark elf drew out his dagger and slashed twice, trying to resist desperately.
But Ji Xun's werewolf also avoided it nimbly, and then slapped it to the ground with a paw.
Although his combat skills were far inferior to that of the dark elf, his overwhelming physical attributes made it impossible for the opponent to move at all.
The wolf's claws slapped with great force, and he grabbed the neck directly, making five bloody holes. The neck bones were broken, and blood gurgled out.
Added a few more claws.
Died suddenly on the spot.
Ji Xun saw the shooter's magic power condensed on the corner of his head before giving up.
"Kill the C-level disaster 'Hybrid Dark Elf Archer', combat merit +300"
Ji Xun looked at the corpse, his animalistic features slowly receding, and he returned to his human form.
There was also some disbelief in his eyes.
How could he kill a C-level disaster so easily?
Although it seemed that there was no problem in calculating the data before, it is another thing to actually do it.
If not before advanced.
This monster kills himself with one arrow, and he cannot escape.
Now it's easy to kill.
Even for him, it was much easier to kill such a C-level disaster shooter whose agility was completely suppressed than a D-level giant demon.
This feeling of being able to control powerful extraordinary power made Ji Xun feel very good.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, I don't know if this is the bloodthirsty trait of the werewolf transformation or something else. The smell of blood rushed into his nose, giving him a hunger that seemed to be filled with a hollow soul.
"call"
Ji Xun exhaled slightly.
Then he took out the knife and took off the devil horns again.
Military prizes of black iron quality and above require devil's horns, which can also increase the probability of drawing. Naturally, the more of these, the better.
Devil horns cannot be placed in a storage ring, nor can they be contained.
I can only put it on a small belt and hang it on my body.
Seeing that he had harvested the second devil horn in a short period of time, Ji Xun also felt a little emotional: "No wonder Enlightenment said that the final holder can increase the settlement reward, rather than hunting the winner. It turns out that the space also encourages intercepting and killing companions to obtain ?”
Thinking of this, some strange thoughts seemed to come to mind.
When it comes to swiping monsters, especially high-level monsters, he can't swipe that elite legion by himself.
Ji Xun didn't think too much and dug at the body.
C-level disaster is considered an elite mini-boss among demons, so its equipment is naturally good.
Another set of leather armor, a black iron dagger, a silver long bow, and six black iron arrows were harvested from the corpse.
【Dark Wind Bow】
Quality: Silver
Detailed explanation: The devil's bow that can condense the wind element has accuracy +3 and wind element concentration +340%; it also has the entry 'Spiral Demon Break', which gives 10% of the special magic effect of shooting arrows;
"It's a good thing. It's a pity that I can't use it."
Ji Xun looked at the bow and arrow and muttered.
This is much stronger than any special bullets for firearms.
It's a pity that I can't shoot arrows.
Enlightenment shows that these are all equipment that can bring out extradimensional space.
Although it is not suitable for personal use, it can be sold at an auction house for a good price.
The benefits of war mode are indeed well-deserved.
A piece of silver equipment came out as soon as it came.
The body on the ground was still bleeding.
Ji Xun also disposed of the stripped body and put it into the containment card.
He didn't stay where he was, he put on the relic cloak and walked towards the beacon tower.
Without the constraints of the team, Ji Xun traveled alone in the Sawtooth Forest several times faster.
[The Hidden One] The cloak has unique light-absorbing invisibility properties. Even if he does not use the shadow stealth ability, he is like a ball of flowing air, making it difficult for monsters to detect him.
The forest area is very large, and Ji Xun did encounter some sporadic monsters such as little devils along the way.
The density of monsters per unit area is very low.
But just like that, he became more and more confused: "It's strange, how did those demons confirm the precise location of the hunter team before?"
The previous ambush of thousands of demons and two disasters was definitely no accident.
Instead, the demon army seemed to have a clear grasp of the action plan of the human scouts, and then ambush them on the road.
"Is it those little bats?"
Ji Xun guessed that the demon army might have some special sensing methods.
Along the way he saw some bats hanging upside down in the treetops.
The red eyes like a camera are not easy to detect.
But once you notice them, you'll find them everywhere.
But this should be more than that.
Ji Xun changed his direction as soon as he thought about it.
He did not take the straight path from Thunder Fortress to Beacon Tower No. 16, but went around in a circle.
He immediately discovered that the number of red-eyed bats had significantly decreased.
That is, there are more bats on certain lines.
Ji Xun immediately came to a very probable conclusion: "Someone in Thunder Fortress leaked information to the devil?"
Insider plot?
Ji Xun was not too surprised.
A real war is not simply a collision between soldiers from two armies, but also various interludes, espionage battles, and internal fights.
He guessed that digging deeper along this clue might trigger a more difficult hidden plot.
But I didn’t think about where my idea was for a moment.
Without thinking too much, he chose to go to the beacon tower first.
About two hours later, Ji Xun successfully arrived at the beacon number 16 marked on the previous map.
In the dense forest, Ji Xun looked at the stone building full of magic runes in the distance.
When he looked at the layout of the beacon towers on the map before, he realized that the sixteen beacon towers seemed to be the corners of some kind of super large formation.
It is said that after being ignited, it can dispel the dark power of the Sawtooth Forest and prevent the demons from approaching the fortress.
Obviously the devil also knows the importance of this beacon tower.
There is a squad of Demon Legion stationed here.
But they seemed to dare not approach the pyramid-like rune beacon.
Just outside, they were lying around, in groups of three or five, lazing around and chatting away.
There was a large iron pot on the bonfire, which was simmering with human or other monster broth, making a gurgling sound.
Ji Xun observed in secret and counted: "One D-level disaster giant demon and less than a hundred other demons."
Killable!
The demon army is more like a ragtag group than hunters, with no military discipline at all.
Even the giant demon leader had thrown his stick aside at this moment and was sleeping soundly.
In Ji Xun's eyes, these demons were all accomplished in battle.
The beacon tower couldn't run away, so he had no intention of lighting a bonfire first.
As soon as the shadow stealth was activated, his whole body merged into the darkness.
Ji Xun ignored those little devils.
Instead, he touched the sleeping [Giant Demon] directly.
Until he stood next to the monster's head, the monster didn't notice it at all.
Having killed one before, he knew that this kind of demon had amazing defenses.
As soon as he spread his palm, a scalpel appeared in his palm.
With the relic in hand, Ji Xun suddenly became violent.
Without hesitation, he stabbed with the scalpel and penetrated the entire handle of the scalpel.
But the Goliath's head is very big, and the scalpel that penetrates it completely is less than one-third of the diameter of its head.
This knife failed to kill the monster in a sneak attack.
It howled and woke up suddenly.
This guy's IQ is obviously not very high.
It wanted to swat away the mosquito that stung its eyes, and gave itself a slap.
There was a "pop" sound on the eye socket, and the flying knife pierced deeper.
The giant demon screamed in pain.
Ji Xun took the opportunity to retreat violently.
At the same time, the little devils around him woke up and rushed up one by one with weapons.
There was no one else around now, so Ji Xun didn't have to worry about anything.
The power of the spell poured into his limbs, and his body swelled, suddenly turning into a werewolf form!
The agility attribute of the werewolf form completely overwhelmed the minions. Ji Xun killed seven in and seven out of the monster group.
"Kill the 'little devil', battle merit +1"
"Kill the 'Big Demon', battle merit +9"
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Enlightenment also keeps flashing through.
Ji Xun also tried it, and the wolf claws could easily break through the rhino-skin-like defense of the [Giant Demon].
But the injury was too superficial and had very little impact on such a big guy.
He didn't waste any more energy.
While constantly harvesting the mobs, he also wandered around the giant monsters.
Because as long as he is close enough, he can control the flying knife with his mental power.
Previously, "Greedy Mine" killed the A-level disaster. Ji Xun used his mental power to control the flying knife to kill monsters for the first time.
Then it was like a sudden enlightenment, and he somehow mastered the key to controlling the knife with his mind.
Although his mental power is still limited, the controllable distance of the flying knife is very limited.
But as long as it's close enough, that's totally fine.
Within one meter, controlling the knife with mind power is like pinching a knife with two fingers.
It's not strong enough, but it's enough to mess with your brain.
The scalpel, controlled by the power of thought, drilled wildly into the monster's brain core.
The giant demon had a splitting headache and was swinging the boulder club around.
However, before Ji Xun was able to avoid the mace in his human form, it was easier now in his werewolf form.
The monster hit him with a stick, but not only did it not hurt Ji Xun, it actually killed many of its minions.
Ji Xun was also surprised to find that this indirect killing of monsters actually had some merit in battle.
For a moment, the flying knife seemed to have penetrated deep into the core of the brain. The giant demon stood stunned on the spot as if it had been struck by lightning, and had lost its vitality.
There was a muffled "thud" sound, and the corpse hit the ground and raised dust.
"Kill the D-level disaster giant demon, combat merit +100"
Seeing the leader dead, all the minions dispersed and disappeared into the forest.
Ji Xun didn't pay attention to any minions.
He took out his scalpel from the monster's head, and then cut off the third devil's horn with familiarity.
Converged materials and corpses.
Ji Xun then walked towards the beacon tower.
After stepping on the steps engraved with countless runes, Ji Xun lit a fire in the oil basin at the top of the pyramid.
In the blink of an eye, the runes on the entire beacon tower lit up, and a blue magical light that was completely different from the surrounding darkness spread rapidly.
It was like a lighthouse lit up in the darkness, and a large forest nearby was illuminated by blue light.
The monsters hiding in the forest were like mice that saw the light, and they ran away in fear.
Blue light covered Ji Xun's body, and a halo state appeared on his panel: war barrier, magic recovery +10%, physical recovery +5%, morale +5%, and dark resistance +5%.
At this time, Qi Di also appeared: "You have completed the D-level mission, lit the beacon tower, combat merit +800."
The reason for the lack of two hundred is because there were still two people alive in the team before.
But it’s not bad, it doubled in one go.
Ji Xun saw that his battle merit suddenly increased to "1533", and suddenly felt that the prizes exchanged for 100,000 battle merit were not so out of reach.
Light a beacon, just a thousand points.
Sixteen seats, isn’t that sixteen thousand?
Ji Xun seemed to have seen the high-end materials in the military supplies catalog waving towards him.
With the current intensity, except for the Lionheart family team, it is almost impossible for anyone from other teams to light the beacon.
Obviously a few more can be lit.
Ji Xun suddenly thought: "The distance between each beacon tower is only tens of kilometers, so it can be done!"
Thinking of this, he no longer paid attention to the matter of killing demons. He wanted to get the merits of Beacon Tower in his hands.
Moreover, if the beacon tower is guarded by a legion of monsters, it can also take the opportunity to harvest a wave of additional combat achievements and devil horns.
It's currently a D-level difficulty, and theoretically there won't be any particularly troublesome disasters.
I recalled the location of the nearest beacon tower in my mind.
Ji Xun discerned the direction, put on his cloak, and disappeared into the darkness again.
